Electric-wire connecter



Jan. 20, 1931. 1.. D. STEWART ELECTRIC WIRE CONNEGTER Filed Sept. 25,1927 A FHEDSn j Pate te -a e. 2b, 11 931 time,

Application filed September v 23," 1

This invention relates to Ldevices of type u-sed for connecting wiresfrom one-line to anas in el'ectrlcw rlng clrcults orthe like.

other, 7 I Devices for i this purpose :are known, but

' g gthey have the disadvantage that onIytwo wires can Ice-housedinthe'connecter'atone I etersmay be'clamped orconnected casde- IIn'previous devices'of agsimilarnatnreto my presentinventionfaserionsfdisadv'antage Hto workers" engaged on, live :wirereticulation;

: is that the separate parts comprising the con} 15, necters' all haveto be controlled by hand; pp 7 v A I i imin-body portion while clampingthe wires in position, and this disadvantage will be gobvious,especially in regard to work taking plice at height. Therefore I havedevised" an improvementon W '20 such known devicesend' thefohject ofjthe present specification is to indicate such improvements in theC'OIlStI'uctflraL f t e of "IHYHIVGHUOIL In thedrawlngsaccompanying-this speci-I 2-'fic2iti0n: s' 1 I 7 1 isa"perspectivei view ofmy' in- Figure 1 ,ventlon;

Figure-2 is-ca sectionzil e1evation ofsan e Figure 3 is a "perspectiveview of a, further v amtype of my invention;

7 v V Figure 4 s a vlew of main body portion ,pf the connec'ter'; 7

Figures 25 and '1 -comprising the invention; 7 7

35 l Broadly mynnprovedfdevice cornprises a solid main body portion. 1of-any desired siz'e and material, the surface of which istinned toprevent corrosion.

o 1 e In one'form ofmy to 4,9;gho11se a main electric cable 1ead2 ofanysize,

i andthree secondary circnit wires 3, the said I body portion consistsofa' so1id-member-pro-- vid'edwith upper andlower flat surfacesl and; 4Ain: which are j grooves 5 and 5A "the.

{upper surface or bedit being provided with twoside's or lugs -6 whichareformed at right ang'lestothe said surfaces, and the lower bed 4A'isjfashioned': a similar manner as at7, the construction thus: formingsurface or 5 9rzcontinuous and'retaining side walls for-[the LenLipoiienAssr nwmr,orf'riikrrirr, ivEwZEALA n; i

p jtimid relation CO al l i -solid Wit 7 whereas withgfn y "invention;two or: I more w res ofthe same'or of dlfiBIQIlt diam-V rwlntheeve'ntof:

smaller seconda-rvor c. r g I provide' aniauxiliary;' Y 6' are views 7o'fiother parts isto'ta su we dbwnwn theclam in vi h pedz for m; a

portion 7 e g s g h "P f {h iYiWF i convenr'en de red iengt I suffziceofthe. electric wlr es, thiiserfihedding the whole of the wireswithint'dg oovesj." i See' FigiIreQ Y 1 h s in "off the; threaded bolt 12 n 1 X1ie y -,:l h e "'1 shaped constrnCtion-fcentraH .j pt o b m'sj d be i hh prdi fin p mostor underneath: maybe-req ired? e I I a device'ifor"aJ-tw' re connectionthe iq r io iis s ig t renty-inajthatth min r p rton? r i w h ward lyi disposed right angle ii -gs '15::and '15alr'idion1y:oneabed andisetrofigroovesiffiw leatheinndersurfeceisutoiproviide either 1 5: I

, use when tightening up or loosening the convnecter. c

A threaded bolt 18 solidcwith the body l is also provided, and also oneclamping piece 19 I When using my invention to clamp or connect wiresfrom one line to another,orfrbm"a flat'sur'face of said 'meahs of thesecond clamping piece and its 7 over apping the body portio'n togetherwith its retainingwasherand nut 21.1 In both cases forlpeepi [theclamping pieces in osition, spiing vta fiefsfllyare preview and e'iit.

in position on said threaded bolt adjacent the I clamping pieces bymeans of nuts 21.

portion having correspondinfg depressions, an

auxiliary clamping, plate opening for the passage of the screw and rmedwith an fitted under. the first mentioned plate, said 7 second mentionedplate havin an enlargemain lead, the parts constituting the inventionareassembled as fdlldws Fi-rst,the main body' m'emberis taken in one sii'degroove thereof the lnainlead is laid, and on the other side a secondarywire'or house e0nnect10n;'the clamping piece is :now

placedover the thr'eaded bolt andthe washer and nutlscrewed there0n,niakin" firm com a i I tact thustheconecter holdsitsel imposition toallow the other lead wires being placedv the otherbed or surface Qf-they ,portiommnd to be retained therein gby washer and @hutl D s p i o.maiy'b'e taken separately or collectively .from

the icinnet'er without uncoupling the Whole 'a'ntling; lsecondary wires7 'dei' ice 'fioin the'n ainlead. This olperation accomplished by anyfoter con 'n' tr.

- A fai hiiikivtniage bf my cosmonauts in the fact thatno two wirescomein-wctualconcausedb 'adj'aeentlcopper surfaces. v

What

1y disposed screw extending from the-body portion and beyond the endsofthe leggy, tiltable ipla'te -fitting within the, recess and plo- 7vided" with 1 n elongated opening L; through tion, the opposite end "ofthe bod :portion hav ng a recess tofprovide' a. secondpair'of which liescrewipasses, ineansfon theserew a in he-r mw a p w sf h recess; tweenthe ,plateand thebody per- 1 legs a screw 'ektending from said oppositeend and] beyond said second pair 20f legs, :a plate having an-openingthrough which said second -mentioned screw -ex tends to clamp wiresbetween the seeondsetof legs; a e

2. A connection clamp for wires,

1 ing a body portion h aving at one :a pair veviousdepthe, the;

' %of{legs,-a;centrally"disposedscrew ezktendihgv beyond the "plane of athe ends "ofgsaid legs, a

. tiltableplatexfittingin the afnd provided with elongated through whichthe screw -pis'tsses, the plate havingadepressions "of j iw i e ol w hfiii "avoidingy-d'e ger of corrosion,'due to the chemical action.

ment on one'faceto engage the, rst mentioned plate whentilted due toclamping wires of difierm ienee mam: mte tof o rce the plates togetherto clamp the wires against the body portion. c 11atestlarolev-wheresflmmx my signature. I DOUGLAS STEWART.

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